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  Logo TampaBayStormgif
  Conference National
  Division Southern
  Founded 1987
  Arena St Pete Times Forum
  Location Tampa, Florida
  Wild Card Titles 13:<br>1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005
  Division Titles 6:<br>1987, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2003
  Conference Titles none


The Tampa Bay Storm are a member franchise of the Arena Football League .


HISTORY

Along with their traditional rivals, the Orlando Predators , they share the Arena record for the longest tenure by a franchise in a single market area. They are also the only one of the original four franchises to have operated in continuous existence from the formation of the league in 1987 until the present.


Pittsburgh Gladiators (1987-1990)


The franchise was originally known as the Pittsburgh Gladiators, and were one of the original four AFL teams formed in 1987 . The Gladiators participated in Arena Bowls I and III, losing both.


Tampa Bay Storm (1991-present)

The team moved from Pittsburgh to St. Petersburg in 1991 , with the team taking on the "Storm" nickname. The Las Vegas franchise has since taken up the "Gladiators" nickname (see Las Vegas Gladiators ), but with no link to the Pittsburgh franchise's history or records.

The Storm won the ArenaBowl in its first Tampa Bay season ( 1991 ) and have won four subsequent championships ( 1993 , 1995 , 1996 , and 2003 ). As Of 2005 , the Storm has qualified for the playoffs in every season of their Tampa Bay existence.

The team played in the former Florida Suncoast Dome in St. Petersburg (now called Tropicana Field ) from 1991- 1996 , becoming its first regular team sports tenant. Since 1997 , the team has played its home games in the St. Pete Times Forum (previously the ''Ice Palace'') which is located in Tampa . (The St. Petersburg Times newspaper currently owns the Naming Rights to the facility, which can cause some confusion as to its actual location.)

The Storm compete in the Southern Division of the National Conference. They are coached by Tim Marcum , who is widely regarded as the greatest coach in Arena history.

On s in their 2003 AFL championship rings were fake. Six of the seven players had left the team after the 2003 season. The Storm acknowledged that some of the rings did, in fact, include cubic Zirconium instead of diamonds- and that different players received greater amounts of diamonds in their rings based on their contributions that season.

The team's current mascot is a dog named Storm Dawg.


SEASON-BY-SEASON


  Colspan "6" align="center" '''Pittsburgh Gladiators'''
  1987 4 2 0 1st Lost "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/ArenaBowl" class="copylinks">ArenaBowl I ( Denver Dynamite )
  1988 6 6 0 3rd Lost Week 1 ( "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Massachusetts_Marauders" class="copylinks">Detroit Drive )
  1989 3 1 0 2nd Lost "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/ArenaBowl" class="copylinks">ArenaBowl III ( Detroit Drive )
  1990 3 5 0 4th Lost Week 1 ( "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Massachusetts_Marauders" class="copylinks">Detroit Drive )
  Colspan "6" align="center" '''Tampa Bay Storm'''
  1991 8 2 0 2nd Won "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/ArenaBowl" class="copylinks">ArenaBowl V
  1992 9 1 0 2nd Southern Lost Week 2 ( "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Orlando_Predators" class="copylinks">Orlando Predators )
  1993 9 3 0 2nd NC Won "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/ArenaBowl" class="copylinks">ArenaBowl VII
  1994 7 5 0 2nd NC Lost Week 1 ( "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Massachusetts_Marauders" class="copylinks">Massachusetts Marauders )
  1995 10 2 0 1st NC Southern Won "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/ArenaBowl" class="copylinks">ArenaBowl IX
  1996 12 2 0 1st NC Southern Won "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/ArenaBowl" class="copylinks">ArenaBowl X
  1997 8 6 0 2nd NC Southern Lost Week 2 ( "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Arizona_Rattlers" class="copylinks">Arizona Rattlers )
  1998 12 2 0 1st NC Southern Lost "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/ArenaBowl" class="copylinks">ArenaBowl XII ( Orlando Predators )
  1999 11 3 0 1st NC Southern Lost Week 1 ( "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Orlando_Predators" class="copylinks">Orlando Predators )
  2000 8 6 0 3rd NC Southern Lost Week 2 ( "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Orlando_Predators" class="copylinks">Orlando Predators )
  2001 10 4 0 2nd NC Southern Lost Week 2 ( "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Indiana_Firebirds" class="copylinks">Indiana Firebirds )
  2002 6 8 0 3rd NC Southern Lost Week 2 ( "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/San_Jose_SaberCats" class="copylinks">San Jose SaberCats )
  2003 12 4 0 1st NC Southern Won "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/ArenaBowl" class="copylinks">ArenaBowl XVII
  2004 9 7 0 3rd NC Southern Lost Week 1 ( "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/San_Jose_SaberCats" class="copylinks">San Jose SaberCats )
  2005 10 6 0 3rd NC Southern Lost Week 1 ( "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Georgia_Force" class="copylinks">Georgia Force )